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Personal Information Protection Act (Act No. 19234, as amended 2023)

South Korea's comprehensive personal data protection law governing collection, use, and transfer of personal information.

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Rules extracted

160

Obligations decomposed

8.0x

Avg obligations per rule

🇰🇷 South Korea

Jurisdiction

About this regulation

South Korea's comprehensive personal information protection law, originally enacted in 2011 and substantially amended in September 2023. The 2023 amendments introduced the right to data portability, right to be excluded from automated decision-making, harmonized online/offline compliance standards, reduced breach notification to 72 hours, replaced criminal sanctions with administrative penalties including fines up to 3% of annual revenue, and strengthened cross-border transfer requirements. Administered by the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC). Applies to all personal information controllers processing personal information in South Korea.

What AuditDSS covers

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Extracted

Rules

Decomposed

160

Obligations

8.0x

Decomposition ratio

Each rule is decomposed into an average of 8.0 atomic obligations — the smallest testable units that can be independently violated.

Fully extracted & scored

All 160 obligations have been decomposed, titled, risk-scored, and embedded for semantic matching.

Risk scoring

Every obligation in PIPA is scored across independent risk dimensions:

Obligation Weight

How critical within the regulatory framework

Violation Likelihood

How often breached in practice

Enforcement Evidence

Regulator enforcement history and penalties

Cascade Dependency

How many obligations depend on this one

Regulatory details

Full title: Personal Information Protection Act (Act No. 19234, as amended 2023)
Regulatory body: Personal Information Protection Commission
Jurisdiction: 🇰🇷 South Korea
Document type: statute
Effective date: September 15, 2023
Issuing authority: National Assembly of the Republic of Korea — Personal Information Protection Commission
Industry: Privacy & Data Protection
Official source: View source document ↗

Who this applies to

personal information controllerspublic institutionsdata processorsvisual data device operators

Key requirements

consent-based collection and use
third-party provision restrictions
sensitive information protection
unique identifier restrictions
CCTV restrictions
data subject rights including portability and automated decision-making
pseudonymized information processing
cross-border transfer safeguards
DPO designation
privacy impact assessment
72-hour breach notification
penalty surcharge up to 3% of annual revenue

Frequently asked questions about PIPA

What is PIPA?

Who does PIPA apply to?

PIPA applies to personal information controllers, public institutions, data processors, visual data device operators.

How many obligations does PIPA contain?

AuditDSS has decomposed PIPA into 160 atomic obligations from 20 rules. Each obligation is independently testable and risk-scored.

What are the key requirements of PIPA?

The key requirements include: consent-based collection and use, third-party provision restrictions, sensitive information protection, unique identifier restrictions, CCTV restrictions, data subject rights including portability and automated decision-making, pseudonymized information processing, cross-border transfer safeguards, DPO designation, privacy impact assessment, 72-hour breach notification, penalty surcharge up to 3% of annual revenue.

How can I assess my PIPA compliance?

Upload your compliance policy to AuditDSS. The platform maps your document against all 160 PIPA obligations using deterministic AI scoring — not checklists or LLM summaries. You get a risk-scored gap analysis showing exactly which obligations are covered, partially covered, or missing.

Which jurisdiction enforces PIPA?

PIPA is enforced in South Korea by Personal Information Protection Commission.

When did PIPA come into effect?

PIPA became effective on September 15, 2023.

What industry does PIPA apply to?

PIPA is primarily relevant to the Privacy & Data Protection industry. AuditDSS covers 71 regulations in this industry sector.

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